New Girl Season 2 Adds Jamie Lee Curtis And Rob Reiner

TVLine says the two big name stars have signed on for a single-episode appearance. They’ll join Rob Riggle who will also play a visiting family member in the Thanksgiving
episode. Riggle is playing the part of Schmidt’s brother, who also goes
by his last name. Jamie Lee Curtis plays Joan, and Rob Reiner plays
Bob – the two are divorced, and Jess tries to pull off a Thanksgiving
Day miracle by attempting to reunite them. Jamie Lee Curtis has just
the right quirkiness required to have produced a daughter like Jess,
while I can see Rob Reiner as the father who may well have been a little
scarred by life in a house with the two.

Jamie Lee Curtis popped on up NCIS last year, while Rob Reiner’s last TV appearance was two years ago on 30 Rock. New Girl is set to premiere for its second season on September 25th, and has
been lining up guest stars for a while now – but these are definitely
the biggest names they’ve tapped yet. No air date for the episode yet,
but I’d say some time around Thanksgiving is a pretty safe bet.